Mail-car device



Sept. 4, 1928.

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Patented Sept." 4, 1928. I

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Application filed October 26, 1927. Serial No. 228,889.

rThis inventionrelates to improvements mail bag catching devices for railway cars and has for .anobject the; provision of a device which may be attached to a car and moved out of theway to one side of the:car

door when loading or unloading' the car, or may be maintained in position for use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a mail bag catching device which is simple in construction, e'lhcient in use and which may be quickly and easily moved to an active or an inactive position. With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the'accompanyin'g drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation showa ing a portion of a railway mail car with the inventlon applied, parts being shown in section.

' sponding parts, the reference character C indicates a portion of a railway mail car,

. the door opening of which is indicated at D.

Rigidly mounted atone side of the opening D is a bearing 10, while adjustably mounted at the opposite side of the opening is abearing 11. These bearings are clesigned' to support a rod 12 horizontally acrossthe door opening. Secured to the" rod 12 through the medium of'pins '13 or other securing means is a casting 14 and extendlng from this casting at an acute angle from the a 'rod 12is a receiving arm 15 which .is de I 50 signed to receive the mail bag. The inner end of this arm is provided with an open loop 16 so as to prevent the bag from slid in outward due-to reboundactionk v %he bearing 11 is mounted for horizontal sliding movement in a channel 17 which is against the stop plate 25.

provided in an elongated memberl18, the

latter bein secured to the car preferably by a means of olts19 The bearing 11 is .provided with a T-shaped extension 20 which is slidingly received inthe channel 17. The

guide member 18is provided with, slots or openings 21 in the bottomof the channel to provide drain openings.

Normally, the parts ma be arranged as shown in F igure 1 ofthe drawings, one end of the rod 12 removably receiving a pin 22 which is carried by a chain 23 attached to the side of the car, so as to prevent sliding movement of the rod through the bearing 10 in one direction. A'collar 23 is attached to the opposite end of the rod by means of a pin 24: so that sliding movement of the rod in an opposite direction is prevented.

In order to hold the bearing 11 in the positionshown in Figures 1 and a, afstop plate 25 is secured at the end of the channel member 17 so as to close the end of the channel, a similar stop plate '26 being secured to the opposite end. A pin 27 which is attached to the side of the car by means of a chain 28 is removably received Within an opening 29 provided in the guide member 18 and when in place acts to hold the guide member When it is desired to bring the receiving arm15 into position for use, the rod 12 is rotated by means of a handle 30 which extends from the casting 14, so that the arm 15 is horizontally arranged. -The arm is held in this position by inserting the pin 27 in openings 31 and 32 provided respectively in the bearing 11 and rod 12, sothat the said rod willbe held against pivotal move ment.

When it is desired to remove the rod from across the doorway D, the pins 22 and 27 are removed and the rod is slid horizontally to the left, the bearing 11 also beingmoved in that direction.

' The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A mail bag catching device comprising 3 a o, horizontally disposed rod, a bearing, means to mount the bearing for horizontal sliding movement at one side of a cardoor,

horizontallydisposed rod, a stationary bearing secured to the car at one'side of the ear door to removably receive one end of the rod, "a bearing located upon the opposite side of the" car toslidingly androtatably support the rod,means to fslidi'n gly mount the last mentioned bearingymeans to hold the bear- .rod, an elongated channeled ing against movement and means to prevent longitudinal vor rotary movement of the rod.

3. The combination with a mail car, of a horizontally disposed rod, a stationary hearing secured to the car at one side of the car door to removably receive one end of the ide member secured to the car at the opposite side of the door, a bearing slidingly mounted in the channeled member and slidingly and rotatably'supporting the rod, means to hold the bearing against movement and means to prevegt longitudinal or rotary movement of the ro i In testimony whereof I afiix my signature;

WILLIS R. HOLE. 

